Archive for January 30, 2025
Cybercrime websites selling hacking tools to transnational organized crime groups seized
A total of 39 domains and their associated servers have been seized in a coordinated effort involving an international disruption of a Pakistan-based network of online marketplaces selling hacking and fraud-enabling tools a group known as Saim Raza (aka HeartSender) operated, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei along with Supervisory Official Antoinette T. Bacon of…
Read MoreSalvadoran national and MS-13 member arrested by ICE in Maryland
https://www.mytexasdaily.com/south-texas/salvadoran-national-and-ms-13-member-arrested-by-ice-in-maryland/article_8fc39bd9-67a7-587a-a4a7-bce09a1f6fdd.html ROMA, Texas— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has apprehended a 19-year-old Salvadoran national and MS-13 gang member in Hyattsville, Maryland. Anderson Geovany Romero was arrested on January 25 after being released from custody by the Prince George’s Detention Center, which did not honor an immigration detainer. Romero, who is undocumented, faces pending criminal…
Read MoreCongo says it will seek to recover lost territory as rebels advance
As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who seized the city of Goma extended their advance on Wednesday, and Congo said it planned a campaign to recover lost territory. While saying he favors diplomacy, Congo President Felix Tshisekedi told the nation on Wednesday night…
Read MoreGaza checkpoint to be staffed by American contractors
A small U.S. security firm is hiring nearly 100 U.S. special forces veterans to help run a checkpoint in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas truce, according to a company spokesperson and a recruitment email seen by Reuters, introducing armed American contractors into the heart of one of the world’s most violent conflict zones. UG Solutions –…
Read MoreA U.K. Teen Became Fixated on Extreme Violence. But Was It Terrorism?
On Oct. 4, 2019, a 13-year-old British boy called a child welfare hotline from his home in Banks, a village in northwest England, and asked: “What should I do if I want to kill somebody?” The teenager, Axel Rudakubana, said that he had started taking a knife to school because he was being bullied. After…
Read MoreThe Hunt: Here’s what terror groups are trying do in 2025
After a wave of plots and attacks in Europe and the stunning New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, experts think terrorists are growing stronger and more sophisticated. On this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Hans-Jakob Schindler said the groups are not hiding their ambition.” Read more: WTOP…
Read MoreAn Iraqi Man Who Carried Out Several Quran Burnings In Sweden Has Been Killed
An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm, authorities said Thursday. Salwan Momika, 38, staged several burnings and desecrations of Islam’s holy book in Sweden in 2023. Videos of the Quran burnings got worldwide publicity and raised anger and criticism in several Muslim nations,…
Read MoreDubuque man facing Terrorism charges after threat made against Finley Hospital
UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital in Dubuque temporarily went into lockdown for two hours on Wednesday after receiving an “external threat” against a specific individual. A man is facing threat of terrorism charges in connection to the incident. Dubuque Police say that 49-year-old Justin Auman Keene made the threat over the phone. The hospital said in…
Read MoreNapa man accused of stockpiling explosive materials ordered to stand trial, now facing conspiracy charge
A Napa man accused of possessing explosive materials was arrested Jan. 10 after authorities say he ordered nitric acid that was delivered to his former workplace after he had been fired, court testimony showed Thursday. During a 90-minute preliminary hearing, Judge Scott Young ruled that Justin Fisher, 31, must stand trial, concluding there was sufficient…
Read MoreLife sentence for hitman who killed suspect in 1985 Air India bombings
A hitman who was one of two people who shot and killed a man acquitted in the 1985 bombing of an Air India flight has been jailed for life in Canada without the possibility of parole for 20 years. Tanner Fox, 24, was sentenced on Tuesday by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge. Fox and…
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